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Berry said it took her years to get the movie
to the screen, and she undertook intense physical training of up
to five hours a day to prepare for fight scenes. The film is
currently playing in a limited number of theaters and will be
released on Netflix on Wednesday.
"I knew that I would spend more time, more energy, more hours
working on something than I'd ever worked on in my entire
career," she said in an interview with Reuters. "It proved to be
true. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done."
British actress Sheila Atim, who co-stars as the trainer of
Berry's character, said "Bruised" is about finding yourself.
"The characters in this story are just trying to find a way
through the hand that they've been dealt," Atim said. "And some
people navigate that better than others for different reasons."
After decades in the entertainment industry and winning an Oscar
for 2001 film "Monster's Ball," Berry said people are often
surprised that she still finds the entertainment industry tough
to navigate.
"I get that most people would think that somehow it's easy for
me," Berry said.
"As a black woman, the struggle is real," she added. "It's still
real. Nothing has ever been given to me in my entire career, and
I still have to fight for things. And while sometimes I wish I
didn't have to, I'm also grateful that I can."
(Reporting by Alicia C. Powell; editing by Diane Craft)
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